RAZZLEBERRY SHIMMER

A  little Razzleberry goes a long way. A drop from the re-inker added to a couple drops of champagne shimmer ink-  and the poinsettia gets an amazing coat of bling. On this card, I added the shimmer mix with a brush after stamping it. Another way would be to sponge the mix onto the stamp- the look is a little different- I'll show you sometime, but it still has lots of shine.

Speaking of shine-the sunshine was fantastic today, and so warm. I hope there's a lot more to come.

Have a great day!

MEXICO WEDDING

The inside of this card (no photo) has a pocket for the "wedding gift". On the outside, there's a brayered sand and sky stamped image layered onto matching designer paper. The flowers that hug the stamped circle are clear embossed. To do that with dye ink, just ink up the stamp with Versamark first, then the ink, then stamp. Apply the embossing powder and heat. Couldn't be easier. It's one of those techniques that's been around forever but perfect when you need it.

Enjoy your weekend!

100TH BLOG POST!

My blog. When I began this blog in February, I had no idea that I would enjoy it so much, or that I would even keep it up.So, to have this be my 100th entry, is amazing to me. The visitor counter recently hit the 1000 mark as well so I think it's time for a give-away. This has to be local as I don't want to try to mail it.

I will give a 12x12 clip frame to the winner.

Just leave me a comment and on September 3oth, I will draw a winner.

Today's card is the sample for Hostess Club coming up on Monday night. Just a bit  of brayering and stamping- couldn't be easier.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

TRIPLE DIMENSION

Is that the same as 3D? Well, whether it is or isn't, it's a VERY forgiving technique because you smudge the image - on purpose! Now, if I make a little oops when I'm stamping, I'll just make it a Triple Dimension technique card.

It could actually become quite addicitng.

Have a wonderful day! I see the sun is shining this morning- lovely, lovely.

NEW BLING!

The Holiday mini catalogue from Stampin' Up! has a few new shiny things to offer. This card shows the glass glitter and gold waffle paper. The circle shows a small piece of one of the new Christmas designer papers.

You can check out the mini HERE

But you'll want to get your coffee- you'll be there awhile  :)

NOT BLOGGING.... ORGANIZING

Right along wth creating, I love organizing. Recently, I took part in a technique swap and once the samples arrived, I needed to get them organized and blended in with samples I already had. The binder rings were no longer going to work, nor was the big binder. My solution for now, is what you see here.  I'm not sure if this is temporay- I'll just have to use it for awhile and see.

Believe it or not, this is many hours of work -printing the directions, trimming and taping. And I loved it!

Hopefully, I'll get some cards made up real soon and here for you to see. Now, that I'm all organized...... :)

B'DAY B'FLY

Just die cut, then pressure embossed the butterfly, then sanded off the top layer a bit. What else do you make for a friend having a birthday and she LOVES butterflies?

For me, any kind of embossing adds to a card and never gets old.

Thanks for looking!